Gerry Ashworth

Gerald Howard "Gerry" Ashworth (born May 1, 1942 in Haverhill, Massachusetts) an American former athlete and Olympic gold medalist.

Gerry Ashworth
Personal information
Full nameGerald Howard Ashworth
BornMay 1, 1942 (1942-05) (age 78)
Haverhill, Massachusetts, U.S.
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
1964 Tokyo 4x100 m relay
Maccabiah Games
1965 4x100 m relay[1]

Career

Ashworth is Jewish.[2][3] In 1961 he tied the world mark with a 6.1 in the 60-yard dash.[4]

He won the gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

The following year he ran in the Seventh Maccabiah Games.[2][5][6]

Ashworth attended Dartmouth College. He ran the second leg of the gold medal performance of the American 4 × 100 m relay team, which set a new world record of 39.0 at the Tokyo Olympics. Paul Drayton, Richard Stebbins and Bob Hayes ran the other legs.

See also

References
  1. https://www.nytimes.com/1965/09/01/archives/us-relay-teams-snap-2-records-runners-score-in-tel-aviv-as.html
  2. "Seventh Maccabiah Games Open Tomorrow In Ramat Gan Stadium". The Sun. Baltimore, Md. August 22, 1965.
  3. Siegman, Joseph (2000). Jewish Sports Legends. ISBN 9781574882841.
  4. "Gerald Howard Ashworth". www.jewishsports.net.
  5. "U.S. Vaulters Fail to Win Maccabiah Action". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. August 30, 1965.
  6. "U.S. Wins Seven More In Israel". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. September 1, 1965.


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